Two More States Legalize Hemp Setting Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition in Practice

Lost in the shuffle on Election Day, voters in two states legalized industrial hemp, setting the foundation to further nullify federal prohibition in practice.

Provisions authorizing the cultivation of industrial hemp were included in the voter initiatives legalizing marijuana in California and Massachusetts.

The new Massachusetts law prohibits any state interference with hemp production in the state.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person 21 years of age or older shall not be arrested, prosecuted, penalized, sanctioned or disqualified and is not subject to seizure or forfeiture of assets for possessing, producing, processing, manufacturing, purchasing, obtaining, selling or otherwise transferring or delivering hemp.

The new law does not require any license to grow hemp, and it creates no state regulatory structure. This will have a similar effect as a bill passed in Connecticut last year removing hemp from the state’s list of controlled substances. In short, the state will treat industrial hemp like other plants, such as tomatoes. By ending state prohibition, residents of Massachusetts have an open door to start industrial farming should they be willing to risk violating the ongoing federal prohibition.

Provisions in California’s Prop 64 allow the cultivation of industrial hemp as an agricultural product for agricultural or academic purposes. The law also creates a structure to regulate hemp production in the state. The California law does not require growers to get federal permission to cultivate hemp in the state.

FEDERAL FARM BILL

Early in 2014, President Barack Obama signed a new farm bill into law, which included a provision allowing a handful of states to begin limited research programs growing hemp. The “hemp amendment”

…allows State Agriculture Departments, colleges and universities to grow hemp, defined as the non-drug oil-seed and fiber varieties of Cannabis, for academic or agricultural research purposes, but it applies only to states where industrial hemp farming is already legal under state law.

In short, current federal law authorizes the farming of hemp – by research institutions only, for research only. Farming for commercial purposes by individuals and businesses remains prohibited. The new California and Massachusetts laws ignore federal prohibition and authorize commercial farming and production anyway.

OTHER STATES

By rejecting any need for federal approval, state legalization of hemp sets the stage to nullify the federal hemp ban in practice. California and Massachusetts join with other states – including Colorado, Oregon, Maine, Vermont and others – that have simply ignored federal prohibition and legalized industrial hemp production within their state borders.

While prospective hemp growers would still have to take federal law into consideration, by eliminating the state requirement for federal permission, the Rhode Island law would clear away a major obstacle to widespread commercial hemp farming within the borders of the state.

Farmers in SE Colorado started harvesting the plant in 2013, and farmers in Vermont began harvesting in 2014, effectively nullifying federal restrictions on such agricultural activities. On Feb. 2 of 2015, the Oregon hemp industry officially opened for business and one week later, the first license went to a small non-profit group. As more people engage in hemp production and the market grows within these states, more people will become emboldened creating an exponential wave, ultimately nullifying the federal ban in effect.

HUGE MARKET FOR HEMP

Experts suggest that the U.S. market for hemp is around $600 million per year. They count as many as 25,000 uses for industrial hemp, including food, cosmetics, plastics and bio-fuel. The U.S. is currently the world’s #1 importer of hemp fiber for various products, with China and Canada acting as the top two exporters in the world.

During World War II, the United States military relied heavily on hemp products, which resulted in the famous campaign and government-produced film, Hemp for Victory!.

This new laws in California and Massachusetts represent an essential first step toward hemp freedom in these states.

Hemp Can Make America Great Again!

The good news is we’ve found a plant that can save the world. The bad news is…it’s illegal!

Donald Trump has promised to “Make America Great Again”. President-Elect Trump issued his plan for the first 100 days of his administration which includes repeal of Obamacare and the restoration of our economy. However, his plan is missing the most important step that Trump as a businessman can take to jumpstart our economy and provide the best healthcare — quickly and easily.

Many Libertarians see Trump as “Ron Paul lite”. When Dr. Paul ran for the presidency in 2012, he issued his Plan to Restore America which included repeal of the War on Drugs. In 2011, Congressman Paul had introduced bills to legalize industrial and medical hemp. Unfortunately Obama failed to follow suit.

Our Founding Fathers required farmers to grow hemp because it is so beneficial. Henry Ford created hemp cars powered by hemp ethanol. Hemp is still used in American cars, but now America has to buy hemp from China, England, Canada, and France because American farmers have not been allowed to grow hemp since misguided policies banned it in 1937. That increases costs 10-15% or more. The US is the largest importer of industrial hemp – and China is the largest exporter!

Ralph Nader pleaded in 2011 “Let Our Farmers Grow Hemp” and said in 2013 “Legalize Hemp – It’s Long Overdue“. It’s time for America to re-affirm hemp as a national treasure, key to our future. In the 2016 Legatum Prosperity Index, America is in 17th place, down from 12th in 2012 and 6th in 2008. The US is the only industrialized country with no hemp industry. In his opposition to the legalization of industrial and medical hemp, Obama has been out of line with our best interests, American history, and the will of the American people. We can literally no longer afford to ignore hemp, a trillion-dollar crop!

Trump should quickly rescue this vital crop in the first 100 days of his administration. Legalization of industrial and medical hemp could be the Tipping Point that allows us to avoid the escalating financial, environmental, healthcare, and food crises. Hemp can catapult America into an upward spiral!

In 1942, the US government distributed 400,000 pounds of hemp seeds to American farmers to aid the war effort! The Bible and the US Constitution were printed on hemp paper because it does not yellow. Hemp seeds provide the right balance of Omega 3-Omega 6 Essential Fatty Acids to help correct the American diet which has an excess of Omega 6. Hemp is used in over 30 countries and has numerous environmental benefits, including: less reliance on oil, more efficient use of energy, forest conservation, soil redemption and landfill use reduction. Over 25,000 products can be made from industrial hemp.

Most bankruptcies are due to medical costs – even for insured Americans. Medical hemp can help keep Americans healthy while quickly and inexpensively reversing a wide variety of degenerative diseases crippling and killing millions of Americans each year. Legalization of medical hemp is now supported by the majority of Americans as a growing number of states make it available. The medical community is also quickly coming onboard. Medical hemp treats over 100 diseases and ailments.

I apologize because I didn’t look hard enough, until now. I didn’t look far enough. I didn’t review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis.

Before he quite literally wrote the book on it, Dr. David Casarett mostly thought of medical marijuana “as a joke,” the author of Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana told Terry Gross in an interview on “Fresh Air”. But after about 18 months of extensive research, which involved both a bit of self-experimentation and reporting excursions that took him as far as Tel Aviv, he’s changed his opinion. Medical marijuana, he now argues, is something his peers in the medical community should be taking seriously.

Charlottle’s Web Hemp Oil is named for Charlotte Figi, a little girl whom the medical profession sent home to die because of her uncontrollable seizures. However, with ONE DOSE of the hemp oil which The Stanley Brothers created and named for her, Charlotte’s seizures stopped. She now has a normal life thanks to CWHO. See the article Charlotte Figi’s Ongoing Story With Medical Marijuana. Until 2015, CWHO was reserved for kids suffering from seizures. Charlotte’s Web Hemp Oil can now be shipped to all 50 states. People who register with TheRealm of Caring can buy the hemp oil at a discount.

Canadian Rick Simpson has shown that the oil from the buds of the hemp plant is a cure all! He used the oil to treat 5,000 people of a wide variety of illnesses (including “terminal” cancer) for free – with no negative side effects. His story is documented in the video RUN FROM THE CURE – The Rick Simpson Storywhich covers the phenomenal rise of one of the most important movements in human history.

Trump has the opportunity to begin his administration with a dramatic policy that will unite the sharply divided country. Many Black Americans (and other non-Whites) see Trump’s promise to “Make America Great Again” as a coded message to “Make America White Again”. The presidential campaign was so contentious that the threat of violence still looms over the nation.

So, Trump needs to quickly signal that he plans to serve as president for all Americans. The War on Drugs has imprisoned more Blacks than were enslaved during the 19th century. The law has been harshly imposed in Black communities while White students on college campuses are unaffected. Ending the War on Drugs will benefit everyone so that Trump will quickly earn the support of the whole nation and encourage all Americans to work together to make America great again.

Video: Hemp Revolution 2015!

My video Hemp Revolution 2015 explains more about the wonders of industrial and medical hemp. It was first posted in 2011, updated each year until last year, and has been seen by about 5,000 people. Call on President Trump to support legalization of industrial and medical hemp! Let’s make America really great again – starting in early 2017!

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